2017 General Election
The 2017 General Election was held on 8 June 2017. A total of 9 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
31,730
Electorate
75,362
Turnout
61%
You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.
Share of the vote
The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.
Breakdown
The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.
| Candidate/Party | Votes | Share | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Afzal Khan
Labour
|
35,085 | 76.3% | 9.3% |
|
|
Shaden Jaradat
Conservative
|
3,355 | 7.3% | -2.4% |
|
|
George Galloway
Independent
|
2,615 | 5.7% | 5.7% |
|
|
Jackie Pearcey
Liberal Democrat
|
2,597 | 5.7% | 1.4% |
|
|
Jess Mayo
Green Party
|
1,038 | 2.3% | -7.5% |
|
|
Phil Eckersley
UK Independence Party
|
952 | 2.1% | -6.1% |
|
|
Kemi Abidogun
Christian Peoples Alliance
|
233 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
|
|
David Hopkins
Independent
|
51 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
|
|
Peter Clifford
Communist League Election Campaign
|
27 | 0.1% | 0.1% |